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UCR Mission:
To safely and appropriately manage wildland fire in accordance with ecological and social goals.

The UCR is composed of the Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction Field Offices of the Bureau of Land Management; Grand Valley Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests; White River National Forest, and the Colorado National Monument.

Encompassing over 4.5 million acres of land managed by participating Federal agencies, the UCR is oriented along the Interstate 70 corridor from the Continental Divide on the east to the Utah state line on the west. Vegetation types in the area range from those typifying high desert species such as native bunchgrasses, sagebrush and various types of brush, to woodland species such as pinyon-juniper, aspen and mixed conifer species at higher elevations.

The UCR is divided into three management zones with offices in Grand Junction, Rifle, Eagle, and Minturn. The ground resources include 9 engines, 2 initial attack squads, and a helitack crew.

The Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch Center is located at the Grand Junction Airtanker Base, and is referred to as the Grand Junction Air Center. The Interagency Dispatch Center provides incident support to the following interagency partners:

• Upper Colorado River Fire Management Unit, Grand Junction BLM Field Office, Glenwood Springs BLM Field Office, White River National Forest, Grand Valley District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests.
• Colorado National Monument, National Park Service.
• Colorado State Forest Service, Grand Junction and Granby Districts representing Eagle, Mesa, Garfiled, Summit, Pitkin, and Rio Blanco counties.

The Grand Junction Air Center provides tactical aircraft resources (airtankers, smokejumpers, lead planes, and air attack) for initial attack and large incident support to dispatch centers in western Colorado and eastern Utah, as well as supporting national requests for resources.

Map of Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit

UCR West Zone Fire Management
BLM Grand Junction Field Office
BLM Glenwood Springs Field Office
White River National Forest
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forest
Colorado National Monument